The RAT Pack Presentation to USAF T

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The RAT PackPresentation toUSAF T E Days

• 14 Feb 07

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Overview

• RAT Pack update (MGen Catton, ACC/A8)
• 53rd Wings initiatives to advance seamless DT/OT
  (Col Wilsbach, 53rd Wing/CC)
• AFOTECs perspective on OT construct (Mr.
  Kitchen, AFOTEC/CA)

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Whats different?

• Broader threat--Asymmetric to peer competitor
• Were engaged in a long war
• Limited resources, tighter budgets
• Improved modeling simulation capabilities and
  manufacturing processes
• Combined DT/OT becoming the norm

Todays environment promotes concurrency, but we
must continue to validate capability through test
before we buy. Bottom line is. . . The
warfighter needs the biggest capability bang
for every buck...TODAY!
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RAT PackWho We Are and What Were Doing

• The RAT Pack consists of Air Force 2-Stars
  across Requirements, Acquisition, Test
  Evaluation, Fielding, Modernization Sustainment
  organizations who decided we could do better for
  ALL concerned if we approach what we do as a
  team, committed to establishing a constant,
  recurring, trust-based Enterprise that will
  consult with each other to more efficiently
  deliver capability to the warfighter

Its never over until its over, and its never
over
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RAT Pack Objectives Goals

• Our Requirements, Acquisition, Test Evaluation,
  Fielding, Modernization Sustainment Enterprise
  must do better at delivering what the warfighter
  needs, when he needs it
• We will continue the effort to regain enterprise
  efficiency and credibility inside outside the
  Air Force

• Our goals are three-fold
• ID points of friction in our processes
• Figure out how to fix them
• Promote the Enterprise vision

Its never over until its over, and its never
over
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RAT Pack Guiding Principles

• Requirements will change to meet evolving threats
  and take full advantage of new technology how we
  handle the change is the key
• We will field the A-Model then evolve
  capabilities using spirals / block upgrades
• There will always be a lot of good ideas, but a
  measured, disciplined approach to spiral
  development is an absolute requirement
• Success depends upon helping senior leadership
  maintain a disciplined requirements process
• Must inform leadership on the far reaching impact
  of programmatic decisions due to political and
  fiscal pressure
• Weapon system story must remain consistent
  program stable

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RAT Pack Guiding Principles

• Must meet warfighter needs from lust to dust
• Life cycle considerations like sustainability and
  reliability must be built in from the beginning
• Involvement must continue throughout system life
  span
• Requirements generation and documentation must be
  a collaborative effort -- full enterprise
  involvement
• Acquisition community will translate warfighter
  requirements into specs that produce
  capabilities
• Test community will ensure threshold requirements
  are testable and verifiable

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RAT Pack Guiding Principles

• Strive to get the biggest capability bang for
  every buck
• Wont chase frills technology
• Optimize capability for cost
• Test is not an obstacle, it is a path to fielding
  capability
• Verifies spec compliance
• Improves system capability in development
• Defines and reduces risk
• Evaluates overall military utility
• Delivers validated warfighting capability

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Friction Points

• At the first Rat Pack summit we addressed the
  following four friction points
• Requirement to contract specification
• Test evaluation environment
• Seamless DT/OT throughout the RATF enterprise
• Spiral development vs. requirements creep

Todays focus on T E environment and seamless
DT/OT
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Test Evaluation Environment

• Threat crystal ball not always bore-sighted
  correctly
• Threat evolves differently than expected between
  requirements definition and OT
• May test against environment the requirements did
  not address
• OSD / DOTE focuses on effectiveness
  suitability
• Warfighter wants to know what system can do
• Is it significantly better than the current
  capability? If so, buy it.
• What is the best way to use the system as it
  exists?
• What are the risks and how can we best mitigate
  them?
• What do we need to improve through spiral
  development?

OT based on evolving environment system designed
against predicted environment
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Way Forward

• Clarify and mutually understand AF and OSD
  DOTEtest expectations
• Establish credibility open communications
• Embrace AFOTEC improved TE reporting methodology
• Leverage test environment to develop TTPs and
  future spiral development
• Test early and often
• Change culture that ties negative test results
  with program failure, to one that uses test
  results (good bad) to inform program decision
  making

Committed to delivering the capability the
Warfighter needs
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Integrated DT/OT Throughout the RATFM Enterprise

• AFIs direct early tester involvement, but
  implementation is often vague - inconsistent
  execution
• Involvement is at discretion of SPO and is seldom
  standardized
• No program office prior to MS B limits early
  development of meaningful test plan
• Late standup of ITT and identification of
  testability and verification issues
• Absent a coherent ITT plan, benefits of
  coordinated DT and OT efforts are not fully
  realized
• Need to do testing in such a way that the data
  obtained is sufficient for everyone to use to
  avoid regression testing
• Too much sequential vice parallel TE activity
  without full warfighter, test, and acquisition
  collaboration

Enterprise leadership needs to foster TE
participation earlier in development and
throughout
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Way Forward

• RATFM should coordinate to ensure appropriate
  representation at specific touch points for each
  major program and make efficient use of existing
  venues
• General Officer Steering Groups
• Executive AFROCC sessions
• Establish specific guidance to stand up ITT
  earlier (pre MS A)
• Provide necessary resources to actively
  participate
• Leadership hold Enterprise accountable to
  disciplined execution of AFIs
• Enterprise needs to continue to encourage CTFs
  and combined DT/OT

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53rd Wings Initiatives to Advance Seamless DT/OT

• F-15 OFP CTF
• H-60 CTF
• F-22 DT/OT Cooperation
• UAV

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Open Q A